FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: During the "Leading Change Brief" at the annual AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington D.C. on Oct. 15, 2024, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Weimer announced the U.S. Army has completed and released a digital "Blue Book" with a companion website. The Blue Book development was announced at last year's AUSA Annual Meeting. "You can't build standards and discipline in a time of crisis," Weime  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is opening Friday, Oct. 18 in Jefferson (Ashe County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Helene. The Ashe County DRC is located at: Family Central Parks and Recreation Center 626 Ashe Central School Rd. Jefferson, NC 28640 Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday A DRC is a one-s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is opening Friday, Oct. 18 in Waynesville (Haywood County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Helene. The Haywood County DRC is located at: Regional High Technical Center 112 Industrial Park Dr. Waynesville, NC 28786 Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday A DRC is a one-stop sh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Agency also urges residents to be cautious with heating oil systems * * * ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 17, 2024) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and local health departments, has deployed a mobile laboratory to Asheville, N.C., and is mobilizing a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: More than $100 million in FEMA individual assistance has been approved for North Carolina households affected by Tropical Storm Helene. North Carolina Recovery By the Numbers All numbers and dollar amounts are as of close of business Oct. 15. FEMA has made individual assistance available to 39 North Carolina counties and tribal members of the Eastern Band of  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Jason Harris took command of the Air Force Security Forces Center knowing his prior assignments were all opportunities that led to the moment in July when he accepted the unit guidon and took charge of the center. Harris graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998 with a degree in political science and was commissione  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: Col. Jason Harris took command of the Air Force Security Forces Center knowing his prior assignments were all opportunities that led to the moment in July when he accepted the unit guidon and took charge of the center. Harris graduated the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998 with a degree in political science and was commissioned in the Air Force. A c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed in the Eastern District of North Carolina charging 16 members of two outlaw motorcycle gangs -- the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club (RDMC) -- for their alleged roles in a criminal enterprise engaging in violent criminal activity in and around Raleigh and Fayetteville, North Carolina. The RDMC is the main support club nationwide for the HAMC.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. Just three weeks since Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina, FEMA has approved more than $38 million in expedited public assistance grant funds for debris removal in Buncombe County. These projects reimbursed $34 million to Buncombe County and $3.95 million to the town of Biltmore Forest for debris removal costs after the storm. "FEMA has alr  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: A New York man was sentenced yesterday in Greensboro, North Carolina, to 35 years in prison after pleading to robbery, firearm, and intimidation charges related to an attempted murder stemming from conduct in the Middle District of North Carolina and the Southern District of New York, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairs  more